“Matteau, Matteau, Matteau …” or was it Tikkanen?
Longtime Rangers play-by-play man Sam Rosen could not tell from his angle which player was responsible for the decisive goal in Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals against the Devils.
“Howie Rose’s call is the iconic call and one of the great calls in New York sports,” Rosen said of the radio call. “I felt John [Davidson] and I had a good call up top. Unfortunately, in the spot we were in, [we] couldn’t tell if it was [Stephane] Matteau coming around the net or Esa Tikkanen who was standing at the top of the crease.